List of baseball parks in Newark, New Jersey facts for kids

This article is about the places where professional baseball teams played in Newark, New Jersey and the cities right next to it. These fields and stadiums have a lot of history!

Baseball Parks in Newark and Nearby Areas

• Waverly Fairgrounds (also known as Waverly Park)
  • This park was home to the Elizabeth Resolutes. They were an early baseball team, playing independently until 1872. In 1873, they joined the National Association, which was one of the first professional baseball leagues.
  • You could find this park in a community called Waverly. It was near what is now Dayton Avenue, Haynes Avenue, and Frelinghuysen Street.
  • Today, this area is part of Weequahic Park in Newark.

• Wright Street Grounds
  • Many Newark teams played here, including:
    • The Newark Domestics and Little Giants (from 1884 to 1886)
    • The Newark Giants (in 1887)
    • The Newark Trunkmakers (in 1888)
    • The Newark Little Giants (from 1889 to 1890)
  • This field was located on a block surrounded by Wright Street, Avenue A, Vanderpool Street, and Avenue B.

• Shooting Park (also called Schützen Park)
  • This park was the home field for the Newark team, which played in the Atlantic League.
  • It was located near South Orange Avenue, Munn Avenue, Myrtle Avenue, and Rodwell Avenue. The baseball diamond was somewhere inside this larger park.
  • Today, this property has become what we know as Vailsburg Park.

• Wiedenmayer's Park
  • This park hosted several teams:
    • The Newark Sailors and later the Newark Indians (from 1902 to 1918). They played in the Eastern League and then the International League.
    • The Newark Cubans also played here for part of 1914.
    • Even one American League game was played here on July 17, 1904.
  • The park was located near Hamburgh Place (now Wilson Avenue), Avenue L, Avenue M, and East Kinney Street. It was also right next to where Ruppert Stadium would later be built.
  • Now, you'll find Avenue L extended and some food businesses in this area.
  • You can learn more about this ballpark in a [SABR article].

• Morris Park
  • The Newark team from the Atlantic League played here only in 1907.
  • This park was located on Bloomfield Avenue.

• Harrison Park (also known as Harrison Field or Federal League Park)
  • This park was home to:
    • The Newark Peppers, who played in the Federal League in 1915.
    • The Newark Bears from the International League (in 1919 and again from 1921 to 1923). The field sadly burned down on August 18, 1923.
  • It was located in Harrison, New Jersey, a city right next to Newark. The park was near Middlesex Street (now Angelo Cifelli Drive), South 3rd Street, Burlington Avenue, and South 2nd Street.
  • Today, an industrial plant stands on this site.
  • You can read more about this ballpark in a [SABR article].

• Meadowbrook Oval (also called Meadowbrook Field or Asylum Oval)
  • This field was home to the Newark Bears from the International League (from 1924 to 1926).
  • The Newark Dodgers, a team from the Negro National League, also played here from 1934 to 1935.
  • It was located near South Orange Avenue, South 12th Street, and Fairmount Cemetery.
  • Today, West Side High School is located where this park once stood.

• Ruppert Stadium (first called Davids' Stadium, then Bears Stadium)
  • This was a very important stadium for baseball in Newark! It was home to:
    • The Newark Bears from the International League (from 1926 to 1949).
    • The Newark Eagles, a famous team from the Negro National League (from 1936 to 1948).
      • Sometimes, even major league baseball games were played here.
  • Besides baseball, the Newark Bears football team also played here in 1926.
  • The stadium was located near Hamburgh Place (now Wilson Avenue), Avenue L, East Kinney Street, and Avenue K.
  • Today, an industrial plant is located on this site.
  • You can find out more about Ruppert Stadium in a [SABR article].

• Newark Schools Stadium (originally City Field)
  • The Newark Stars team from the Eastern Colored League played part of their 1926 season here.
  • It was located near North 10th Street, 1st Avenue West, Roseville Avenue, and Bloomfield Avenue.
  • The stadium was rebuilt in 2011 and is still in use today.

• Sprague Field (also called General Electric Field)
  • This field was home to the Newark Browns in 1932, who played in the East-West League. They also played as an independent team in other years.
  • It was located in Bloomfield, New Jersey, near Bloomfield Avenue, LaFrance Avenue, Floyd Avenue, and Arlington Avenue.
  • Today, this area is known as Felton Playground.
  • Learn more about Sprague Field in a [SABR article].

• Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium
  • This was a more recent stadium, home to the Newark Bears from the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (from 1999 to 2013).
  • It was located at 450 Broad Street in Newark, near Division Street, Bridge Street, Highway 21, and the Passaic River.
  • This stadium has since been taken down, and the land is being redeveloped for new uses.

See also

• Sports in Newark, New Jersey
• Lists of baseball parks